Starch pan attachment for clothes wringers



July 15, 1947. c. E. PICKENS STARCH PAN ATTACHMENT FOR CLOTHES WRINGERS Filed Sept. 20, 1944 Inventor C1. nuns Z'I'. Bcxsus,

Patented July 15, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STARCH PAN ATTACHMENT FOR CLOTHES WRINGERS 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in laundering equipment and more particularly to a starch pan attachment for a clothes wringer by means of which .the clothes may be starched in the pan and then fed through the wringer and the excess liquid again collected in the pan for future use.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a starch pan attachment for a clothes wringer embodying means for easily and quickly attaching the pan in position under the wringer and which at the same time is simple and of practical construction, eilicient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operationas more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a clothes wringer showing the starch pan in position under the wringer.

Figure 2 is an edge elevational view of the wringer showing the starch pan in position for use.

Figure 3 is a. fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on a line 3-3 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a, fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on a line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a conventional form of clothes wringer mounted at one side of a washing machine 6.

The wringer includes the usual drain board 1 under the rollers a of the wringer, the drain board projecting outwardly from opposite sides of th wringer.

Attached to each side of the drain board is an angle iron slide 9 including an inwardly projecting horizontal portion l0 adapted to support the outwardly turned flange II on the opposite side edges of a pan I Z-to slldably support the pan 2 under the drain board of the wringer, the pan being adapted for movement into a position entirely under the. board to prevent liquid from draining into the pan, or the pan may be moved outwardly at either end of the slide 9 and sup-- starching pan is conveniently placed with respect to the wringer so that the starching of certain garments, when desired, is facilitated.

It is [believed that the details of construction and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

An attachment for clothes wringers of a. type including a drain board, said attachment being an angl iron slide attached to each side of the drain board,- each slide including an inwardly projecting horizontal portion, and a pan adapted to contain liquid and having outwardly projecting flanges on its opposite sides slldably mounted on said slides to provide for sliding of the pan relative to said dnain board, said pan being slidable beneath said drain board to completely close the same, and being slidable in opposite directions to project the same beyond said drain board into partially open position.

CLAUDE E. P'ICKENS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,425,099 Ireland Aug. 8, 1922 1,635,361 Fuson July 12, 1927 2,065,116 Constantine Dec. 22, 1936 

